Recipes
Annie's ZWW Odds N'Ends Burritos
This week, I have been so determined not to waste a single scrap of food if I could help it, that I have been hoarding bits and bobs of left over ingredients and cooked food like a foodie Fagin. Last night, I surveyed the collection of small tupperware boxes in the fridge and realised I…
Read MoreGet Bubbled and Squeaked
In the United Kingdom, Bubble and Squeak is a traditional dish made from leftover Sunday roast. The name of this dish comes from the sights and sounds made during the cooking process. Similar dishes are Colcannon from Ireland, Calentado from Columbia, and in the United States it is simply called Hash.
Read MoreGemma's simple banana cake
I’ve been taking part in Zero Waste Week and today I found a couple of overripe bananas at the bottom of the fruit bowl…So I made banana cake! I use this really simple banana cake recipe from Mary Berry’s Baking Bible. It literally takes 5 minutes to make the cake mixture!
Read MoreUse it up! Pakoras
Tonight I made Pakora with a bag of out of date spinach which was just begining to wilt. Use any vegetables that you have shrivelling in the bottom of the fridge. Just cut the vegetables into slices, or shred according to their density. Remember that courgettes will cook a lot quicker than chunks of carrot.…
Read MoreKaren's blackberry sauce
Our garden gave us an unexpected haul of blackberries and apples this year. I challenged myself to make something to go with cooked meats.
Read MoreSummer baked vegetable stew leftovers – takes 3-5 minutes!
This recipe takes just 3 minutes in the microwave, so really is convenience food!
Read MoreSusan's quick curried rice
Perfect for using up leftover cooked rice.
Read MoreKim's pasta salad
For using up leftover pasta the following day for lunch
Read MoreSerial Cereal Fruit Turnover.
When boxes of cereals, crunch, flakes or granola type of dry breakfast accumulate, it becomes necessary to use up the bits and bags before it becomes rancid and noxious. Here is a way to make use of those neglected cupboard hoarders and various lonely fruits.
Read MoreBeef Curry with Chickpeas
This is a great recipe to cook in bulk then freeze the leftovers. Make it to use up leftover cooked potatoes
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